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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 3, 2018, 6:56 AM EDT for Johnson County, Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2018, 6:56 AM EDT (10:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2018, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Johnson County, IN, Morgan County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Mahalasville, IN | LOW GAP ROAD AND SOUTH CONSERVATION CLUB ROAD WAS REPORTED TO BE FLOODED. STATE ROAD 37 WAS ALSO FLOODED. SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALSO STATED THAT ROADS WERE FLOODED THAT THEY HAD NOT SEEN FLOODED BEFORE. |
| Apr 3, 8:36 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Martinsville, IN | 6 OCCUPANTS OF ROYAL MOTEL EVACUATED DUE TO RISING WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 495 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
389
WGUS53 KIND 031056
FFWIND
INC081-109-031400-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0002.180403T1056Z-180403T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
656 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Morgan County in central Indiana...
Southern Johnson County in central Indiana...
* Until 1000 AM EDT
* At 655 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen...most of which has fallen since 530 am EDT. Flash
flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Franklin, Martinsville, Edinburgh, Princes Lakes, Trafalgar,
Morgantown, Paragon and Mahalasville.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 84 and 90.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3949 8668 3950 8595 3935 8595 3934 8663
3947 8663 3947 8669
$$
Ryan1 follow-up statement
676
WGUS53 KIND 031337
FFWIND
INC081-109-031700-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180403T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
937 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Morgan County in central Indiana...
Southern Johnson County in central Indiana...
* Until 100 PM EDT
* At 936 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain beginning to
shift north of the warned area. Flash flooding however continues
as doppler radar estimates 3 to 4 inches of rain having fallen
over much of the warning area. Water rescues have taken place this
morning near Martinsville.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Franklin, Martinsville, Edinburgh, Princes Lakes, Trafalgar,
Morgantown, Paragon and Mahalasville.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 84 and 90.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3949 8668 3950 8595 3935 8595 3934 8663
3947 8663 3947 8669
$$
RyanThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Rush and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Vigo | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 68 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 7:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 48 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 50 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 47 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Parke, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 51 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 61 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 49 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 34 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 27 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 9:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 43 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 48 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 71 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 70 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 21 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 58 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 71 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 11:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 11:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 1:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Hamilton, Madison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 2 min |
| Apr 3, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 28 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Hamilton, Madison and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 13 min |
| Apr 3, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan | 30 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.